Power converter and control system for a motor using an inductive load and method of doing the same
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1. A power converter and control system for a motor having an inductive load, said system comprising:
- a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said supply bus supplying energy to said inductive load, said power converter having a return bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said return bus electrically coupled to a storage device for storing energy; and
a controller provides control signals to said power converter, said control signals responsive to operating parameters of the inductive load and the return bus to dynamically activate/deactivate said inductive load.
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Abstract
A power converter and controller system for a motor using an inductive load, such as a switched reluctance motor, which provides enhanced motor performance. The improved power converter and controller system accomplishes this by using a return bus having a storage device for storing energy. A controller monitors both the in the inductive load and the energy stored in the storage device and dynamically controls the storage device and the inductive load to dynamically control the current in the inductive load and the voltage on the storage device.
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1. A power converter and control system for a motor having an inductive load, said system comprising:
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a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said supply bus supplying energy to said inductive load, said power converter having a return bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said return bus electrically coupled to a storage device for storing energy; and a controller provides control signals to said power converter, said control signals responsive to operating parameters of the inductive load and the return bus to dynamically activate/deactivate said inductive load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power converter and control system for a switched reluctance motor having N windings, each of said windings having a first end, a second end and an energization switch, said system comprising:
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a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to said first end of each of said N windings and a common bus electrically coupled to said second end of each of said windings, said supply bus providing phase energies to said windings according to a first set of control signals received by energization switches for said windings, said power converter having a return bus electrically coupled to said windings and said common bus, said return bus having a return storage device for storing energy and a return bus switch; and a controller provides control signals to said power converter, said control signals responsive to operating parameters of the windings and the return bus to dynamically activate/deactivate the energization switches for said windings. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A power converter and control methodology for a motor having an inductive load, said methodology comprising the steps of:
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providing a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to a first end of said inductive load and a common bus electrically coupled to a second end of said inductive load, said supply bus supplying energy to said inductive load according to a control signal received by an energization switch, said power converter having a return bus, said return bus having a storage device for storing energy; monitoring operating parameters for said inductive load and said return bus; and dynamically activating/deactivating said inductive load in response to said operating parameters of said inductive load and said return bus. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A power converter and control methodology for a switched reluctance motor having N windings, each of said windings having a first end, a second end and an energization switch, said methodology comprising the steps of:
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providing a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to said first end of each of said N windings and a common bus electrically coupled to said second end of each of said windings, said supply bus providing phase energies to said windings according to a first set of control signals received by said energization switches for said windings, said power converter having a return bus, said return bus having a return storage device for storing energy; monitoring operating parameters for a winding and said return bus; and dynamically activating/deactivating said winding in response to said operating parameters of said winding and said return bus to dynamically control said energy stored in said storage device and in said winding. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A power converter and control system for a motor having an inductive load, said system comprising:
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a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said supply bus supplying energy to said inductive load, said power converter having a return bus electrically coupled to said inductive load, said return bus electrically coupled to a storage device for storing energy; and a controller provides control signals to said power converter, said control signals dynamically activate/deactivate said storage device and dynamically activate/deactivate said return bus.
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41. A power converter and control methodology for a motor having an inductive load, said methodology comprising the steps of:
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providing a power converter having a supply bus electrically coupled to a first end of said inductive load and a common bus electrically coupled to a second end of said inductive load, said supply bus supplying energy to said inductive load according to a control signal received by an energization switch, said power converter having a return bus, said return bus having a storage device for storing energy and a return bus switch which receives a second control signal; and dynamically activating/deactivating both said inductive load and said return bus.
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